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sunday night. >> if we go over the cliff, mr. president, the house of representatives as we speak with four days left after today with the first of the year, aren't here. i can't mamg they are out wherever they r and we are here trying to get something done. >> president obama called leaders last night and tomorrow afternoon we will meet with the speaker and mix mcconnel and harry reid to see if they can avoid going off the fiscal curb on january 1st. today harry reid emphasized that there is ome one reason why they are unable to reach an agreement so far. >> this has been going on for years. they cannot cross over the threshold. people are not proposing making the taxes like them. john boehner could not even pass the tax proposal he passed over there. he said no, can't do that. didn't he bring it up for a vote? >> tonight, speaker boehner's office put out this statement. >> joining me now are our guests. clearly the positioning game continues. harry reid saying we did our job months ago. do you think we til would posturing stage
sunday night. >> if we go over the cliff, mr. president, the house of representatives as we speak with four days left after today with the first of the year, aren't here. i can't mamg they are out wherever they r and we are here trying to get something done. >> president obama called leaders last night and tomorrow afternoon we will meet with the speaker and mix mcconnel and harry reid to see if they can avoid going off the fiscal curb on january 1st. today harry reid emphasized...
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altogether, but david letterman caught on to something i missed that night. >> oh, hey, kids, guess what? we have a brand new segment for you tonight. neve done this before. i'm glad you're here. i'm glad you're in a good mood. the new segment is for the love of god, open your eyes. let's go through it again, for the love of god open your eyes. i hope you enjoy it. roll it. >> of that fight is about over. it's sort of odd to hear mitt romney complaining of that president obama got an advantage because he was for same-sex marriage. not very long ago that was a wedge issue bob dole was using against bill clinton. i think we made some progress in other areas including environmentally. >> barney frank talking in his sleep. >> hadn't even noticed that through the glare on the glasses. barney frank, a great congressman and a great guest even with his eyes closed. >>> and who can forget this moment following the iowa caucuses. >> if you had told us one year ago we would come in third in iowa, we would have given anything for that. and you know something? you know something? not only are we
altogether, but david letterman caught on to something i missed that night. >> oh, hey, kids, guess what? we have a brand new segment for you tonight. neve done this before. i'm glad you're here. i'm glad you're in a good mood. the new segment is for the love of god, open your eyes. let's go through it again, for the love of god open your eyes. i hope you enjoy it. roll it. >> of that fight is about over. it's sort of odd to hear mitt romney complaining of that president obama got...
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last night. that unexpectedly left some time for making announcements today. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. he has earned the respect and trust of his senate colleagues, democrats and republicans. i think it's fair to say that few individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our foreign policies as firmly as john kerry. and this makes him a perfect choice to guide american diplomacy in the years ahead. >> now senate republicans are not expected to oppose senator kerry's nomination. republicans were the ones, in fact, who suggested that john kerry be nominated in the first place, rather than u.n. ambassador susan rice, who the republicans did not want in the job, and who they pressured into removing her name from consideration for the job. the john kerry as secretary of state announcement now ends speculation on who will fill that one seat in the president's cabinet. but of course, it does set off immediately a new rou
last night. that unexpectedly left some time for making announcements today. >> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. he has earned the respect and trust of his senate colleagues, democrats and republicans. i think it's fair to say that few individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our foreign policies as firmly as john kerry. and this makes him a perfect choice to guide american diplomacy in the years ahead....
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. >> another adversary for the president last night republicans in congress. here he was taking on anyone who might get in the way of his agenda. let's watch the tough guy talk for the president. >> the state of our union is getting stronger. and we've come too far to turn back now. as long as i'm president i will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. but i intend to fight obstruction with action and i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place. >> there's the president, chris cillizza, talking to his base. for three years he is trying to be a center left president, sometimes a center president, sometimes a left i'd say leaning to the center at the same time trying to keep the base, the blogosphere, et cetera, happy. there he is i think talking directly to them saying i'm going to punch their lights out through executive orders, through recess appointments, vetoes, whatever it takes to beat them when they try to beat me. >> yeah. >> for the first time he's saying this
. >> another adversary for the president last night republicans in congress. here he was taking on anyone who might get in the way of his agenda. let's watch the tough guy talk for the president. >> the state of our union is getting stronger. and we've come too far to turn back now. as long as i'm president i will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. but i intend to fight obstruction with action and i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies...
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did that end up being true for the whole night? >> i don't know if that's true, chris. >> congress people, members of congress and senators, the big office holders all got re-elected. >> i can't think of an exception to that rule. >> isn't that amazing? >> there may be one, but i can't think of what it is off the top of my head. you know, obviously it was a huge night for democrats. i would say not in karl rove's defense but just as a statement of reality, karl rove didn't pick these candidates in the senate. the party picked those candidates. part of the problem the republican party has right now, as we've discussed on this show many times, is that the far right of the party in the primary process controls things, so you end up of the selection usually with the most conservative candidate, often extremely conservative process in the primary process, so you end up with nominees that are far outside the mainstream and often uncompetitive in states like indiana or missouri where they should be more competitive. karl rove, michael is
did that end up being true for the whole night? >> i don't know if that's true, chris. >> congress people, members of congress and senators, the big office holders all got re-elected. >> i can't think of an exception to that rule. >> isn't that amazing? >> there may be one, but i can't think of what it is off the top of my head. you know, obviously it was a huge night for democrats. i would say not in karl rove's defense but just as a statement of reality, karl...
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paul ryan has been in the cut and thrust of congress, to be better prepared. however, ryan is in the shoes president obama was in last night and the expectations are high for ryan. i think most people feel that paul ryan will walk joe biden's dog in this debate, and that's a down for him. i would venture that the vice presidential debate may get the largest audience of any vice presidential deda debate we've d so far. >> in 2008 with the introduction of sarah palin was the first time the vice presidential debate was ever the highest ratest debarate e ed debate. we have this again. >> governor romney, last night, people say he mangled the truth to put it gently. the obama campaign -- they did a smart thing today. got up bright and early this morning realizing they took a loss last night and began pointing out where governor romney had not said what he said before, had not stuck to the truth. however, we learned again last night, if we needed reminding, that there's power in taking the view. listen, i'm frequently in error, but never in doubt. i believe what i'm
paul ryan has been in the cut and thrust of congress, to be better prepared. however, ryan is in the shoes president obama was in last night and the expectations are high for ryan. i think most people feel that paul ryan will walk joe biden's dog in this debate, and that's a down for him. i would venture that the vice presidential debate may get the largest audience of any vice presidential deda debate we've d so far. >> in 2008 with the introduction of sarah palin was the first time the...
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later today, two deputy secretaries of state will testify before congress about the attack. secretary of state hillary clinton will not be there. she's recovering from a concussion after fainting from the stomach flu. aides say clinton, the most traveled u.s. diplomat ever won't be making any trips at all for a few weeks. state department officials dismiss claims that clinton is faking her illness to avoid testifying. >>> vice president joe biden is getting right to business with his first meet as he sach searches for ways to tighten gun laws and curb violence in the wake of the sandy hook massacre. president obama set a january deadline for recommendations from biden's task force and he'll make this a major part of his state of the union address as he lays out a list of priorities for the country. >>> seemingly endsless line of funeral processions will roll through newtown, connecticut. among yesterday's good-byes, family and friends gathered in honor of 27-year-old victoria soto, the teacher killed while trying to shield her young first grade students from a barrage of bul
later today, two deputy secretaries of state will testify before congress about the attack. secretary of state hillary clinton will not be there. she's recovering from a concussion after fainting from the stomach flu. aides say clinton, the most traveled u.s. diplomat ever won't be making any trips at all for a few weeks. state department officials dismiss claims that clinton is faking her illness to avoid testifying. >>> vice president joe biden is getting right to business with his...
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. >> unless you are self-funding, and while you have a wealth gap between congress and the rest of the country, lot of it has to do with growing wealth cap growing money. >> make these calls upwards of 11:00 at night on the phone. when the lawyer walked in i would get his empathy vote. boy, you called late last night. we, i'm working hard for you. i should have been dog-legs. i should have been talk -- representatives. >> the bottom line is i agree. and -- my approach to this is, again, based on if you are trying to get something back from the government shouldn't be allowed to get. but sort of this conversation reminds me of like i want to lose weight but i don't want to go to the gym. unfortunately politics now in america, let's talk about reality is. reality is you have to raise money. all right. the question is -- is there going to be public financing. that's the ultimate question. >> yeah, yeah. >> folks, i'm sorry to say that there's a -- entire half of the conversation here, at least republican service, just totally against it. it is not going to happen. >> can it be brought aro
. >> unless you are self-funding, and while you have a wealth gap between congress and the rest of the country, lot of it has to do with growing wealth cap growing money. >> make these calls upwards of 11:00 at night on the phone. when the lawyer walked in i would get his empathy vote. boy, you called late last night. we, i'm working hard for you. i should have been dog-legs. i should have been talk -- representatives. >> the bottom line is i agree. and -- my approach to this...
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the president did propose late last night, an american jobs act, mostly forgotten. we assumed wouldn't pass congress, and it did include sort of demand side spending. i think $25 billion to hire public sector workers. if they had ten minutes to tell explain to every voter how that kind of spending would keep public sector employee work, then i think they might convince some people. but i think it's proven tough to put that in 15 seconds when all the romney campaign needs to do is point at a big, flashing number. either a debt clock or at the unemployment rate. >> so do you put something out there and then use that as a talking point for your 15 seconds? we have a good plan. republicans blocking it in congress. >> that's what president obama's tried to do for a while and it stands at odds with what congress has done. the senate democrats haven't come out with a budget for a long time. they don't want to put something out there that republicans can hit. one thing that's really struck me about the difference between congressional democrats and the white house is that i
the president did propose late last night, an american jobs act, mostly forgotten. we assumed wouldn't pass congress, and it did include sort of demand side spending. i think $25 billion to hire public sector workers. if they had ten minutes to tell explain to every voter how that kind of spending would keep public sector employee work, then i think they might convince some people. but i think it's proven tough to put that in 15 seconds when all the romney campaign needs to do is point at a...
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one of those moments was obama's breaking news last night. let's play that. >> first the sequestration is not something i proposed. it's something that congress proposed and will not happen. >> sequestration will not happen. obama did sign it into law. it very well could happen, and it seems as though obama might have just taken his biggest bargaining chip off the table. the "wall street journal" and politico called it a huge gaffe today. i liked john mccain's response. >> i was astonished and almost fell out of my chair when he said don't worry, sequestration won't happen. we begged the president to come and sit down to avoid what his own secretary of defense has said would be a devastating blow to our national security. he said, don't worry. sequestration won't happen. he's not a dictator yet. >> he's not a dictator yet. it was a very bizarre moment, and again, romney said nothing. >> do we have an option of making his the dictator? is that what we're learning? >> you would if you could. i know it. i know it. >> who are the candidates? what
one of those moments was obama's breaking news last night. let's play that. >> first the sequestration is not something i proposed. it's something that congress proposed and will not happen. >> sequestration will not happen. obama did sign it into law. it very well could happen, and it seems as though obama might have just taken his biggest bargaining chip off the table. the "wall street journal" and politico called it a huge gaffe today. i liked john mccain's response....
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the annual congress women's softball game between lawmakers and reporters happened last night in d.c. and the journalists known as the bad news babies won. senator amy klobuchar and nbc's own andrea mitchell called the game. proceeds go to help young breast cancer victims. great win for the press corps. we needed that after last year's loss. go media, go. look at that speed there. >>> republican house leaders are moving ahead with plans to hold a full house vote on a contempt citation against attorney general eric holder. this after the house oversight committee voted along party lines yesterday to proceed with the contempt of congress charge. republican congressman jason cha chafetz of utah. good morning, sir. >> guood morning, luke. >> i want to play something that carolyn maloney said in yesterday's proceedings. >> it shouldn't be a political witchhunt against the attorney general of our country in an election year. >> is this an issue that simply is red meat to the base, to folks like yourself that john boehner had to throw to you guys because you wanted it to desperately? >> no,
the annual congress women's softball game between lawmakers and reporters happened last night in d.c. and the journalists known as the bad news babies won. senator amy klobuchar and nbc's own andrea mitchell called the game. proceeds go to help young breast cancer victims. great win for the press corps. we needed that after last year's loss. go media, go. look at that speed there. >>> republican house leaders are moving ahead with plans to hold a full house vote on a contempt citation...
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jefferson, every night congress was in session, he had lawmakers down to the white house. he had all republicans or all federalists, because he didn't want them throwing food at each other, but he wanted them to know him. he wanted them to hear his plans, his agenda. he did not think congress, and we all know this from our own experience, if congress just read about a plan or we'd heard about it someplace else, they weren't going to be invested in it. so he used the table, he used the art of cuisine, of entertaining. those virginia rights of hospitality that he grew up, so really move opinion in his direction. doesn't mean that it created a bipartisan valhalla, it doesn't. but as you know, life is lived in the margins on politics. and every once in a while when you need a vote, you're more likely to get the benefit of the doubt with somebody with whom you've broken bread and who knows what your eyes look like and what your voice sounds like than you are from some distant, remote figure. >> let's talk about the most important sentence in our country's history. "we hold thes
jefferson, every night congress was in session, he had lawmakers down to the white house. he had all republicans or all federalists, because he didn't want them throwing food at each other, but he wanted them to know him. he wanted them to hear his plans, his agenda. he did not think congress, and we all know this from our own experience, if congress just read about a plan or we'd heard about it someplace else, they weren't going to be invested in it. so he used the table, he used the art of...
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they will both be going to congress by only a few thousand votes in arizona house races. last night the arizona secretary of state announced ballots in arizona still needed to be counted. tonight it's still over 300,000. they've still got more than 320,000 still to count, and in one whole day of counting they made 18,000 votes worth of progress. really? voters in arizona who cast provisional ballots have until the close of business tomorrow, wednesday, to return to your county elections office with your i.d. to prove you're a registered vote so your provisional ballot can be counted. county elections officials have until friday, three days from now, to verify and count remaining provisional ballots, all 324,000 of them. by friday. and they're counting them now at a rate of 18,000 a day. you guys need to pick up the pace to meet the deadline, aren't you? come on, arizona, this is ridiculous. you need to fix this. >>> in 1942, the federal bureau of investigation broke into the offices of a group called the american youth congress. 1942. american youth congress was a progres
they will both be going to congress by only a few thousand votes in arizona house races. last night the arizona secretary of state announced ballots in arizona still needed to be counted. tonight it's still over 300,000. they've still got more than 320,000 still to count, and in one whole day of counting they made 18,000 votes worth of progress. really? voters in arizona who cast provisional ballots have until the close of business tomorrow, wednesday, to return to your county elections office...
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not all friday nights are created equal. a candidate for the single most upside down paranoid attack on the president of the united states we have yet seen from the right is coming up. plus the one and only le wis black is our guest for the interview, stay with us. where the cost to both repair your home and replace what's inside are covered. to learn more, visit us today. are you guys okay? yeah. ♪ [ man ] i had a great time. thank you, it was really fun. ♪ [ crash ] i'm going to write down my number, but don't use it. [ laughing ] ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] the all-new subaru impreza®. experience love that lasts. ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>> it's sti pid we live without an ozone lawyer, we have men, rockets, as a ran wrap, fix it. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? with thermacare heatwraps. thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax,
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. >> my suggestion for both of you gentlemen is don't make plans for valentine's night. i'm just saying. >> you're depressing my wife. >> ezra klein, sam stein, gentlemen, thank you for staying and talking with us. when we come back, reaction from one of the more outspoken members of congress, steve israel of new york. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. >> we are running out of time. americans are still threatened with a tax hike in just a few hours. i hope we can keep in mind, and i know we will, our single most important goal is to protect middle class families. >> by all means let's complete a deal today so we can go home. let's raise taxes. let's stick it to those rich people-let's not touch spending. >> two people are gathered in a private room trying to negotiate something that has enormous consequences for this country and for our economy. we are where we are because this process was greasily mismanaged up until this point. [ male announcer ] what are happy kids made of? bikes and balloons, wholesome noodles on spoons. a kite, a breeze, a dunk of grill
. >> my suggestion for both of you gentlemen is don't make plans for valentine's night. i'm just saying. >> you're depressing my wife. >> ezra klein, sam stein, gentlemen, thank you for staying and talking with us. when we come back, reaction from one of the more outspoken members of congress, steve israel of new york. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. >> we are running out of time. americans are still threatened with a tax hike in just a few hours. i hope...
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and as we reported on last night's show, republicans this week appear to be giving up. that same roy blunt telling talking points memo this weeks, you know, i think we have got as many votes as i think there were to get on that. so much for fight, fight, fighting on to the end, right? remember, it was just last week that all the republicans in the senate, all of them except for one, the one who said that she is quitting now, olympia snowe, all of the other republicans in the senate voted for this thing. that was only last week. but this week, republicans are sprinting from it. senator lisa murkowski, republican of alaska is already saying she would take her vote back if she could the republican senate candidate from hawaii had the misfortune to have just had a fund-raiser with roy blunt himself. she has since been at pains to say that just because she did a fund raise we are roy blunt of the blunt-rubio anti-contraception amendment doesn't mean she supports him, doesn't mean mean she supports roy blunt on this anti-contraception thing. she would never vote for that. tod
and as we reported on last night's show, republicans this week appear to be giving up. that same roy blunt telling talking points memo this weeks, you know, i think we have got as many votes as i think there were to get on that. so much for fight, fight, fighting on to the end, right? remember, it was just last week that all the republicans in the senate, all of them except for one, the one who said that she is quitting now, olympia snowe, all of the other republicans in the senate voted for...
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into session tomorrow night which is a really rotten way to end the year. >> jared, explain for our viewers what it really means to go over the cliff. >> well, first of all, as a former jazz bassist i have to appreciate the citing of "so what" because that's a bass feature. look, i've got to say. going over the cliff at this point i think is better than accepting a bad deal, and i don't think that we should operate from the perspective that going over the cliff temporarily must be avoided at all costs because a short trip over the cliff, what you might think of as a bungee jump, is a lot better in the longer term both for the economy and for deficit reduction than crafting a deal at the very last minute that would be just some kind of an ugly frankenstein. now, the -- the worst part about going over the cliff is that a couple of million people actually lose their unemployment benefits, so i don't want to say that it's painless because it's not, but it -- it does -- there is a scenario by which you could reverse all of the -- most of the tax increases pretty quickly, and, remember, a
into session tomorrow night which is a really rotten way to end the year. >> jared, explain for our viewers what it really means to go over the cliff. >> well, first of all, as a former jazz bassist i have to appreciate the citing of "so what" because that's a bass feature. look, i've got to say. going over the cliff at this point i think is better than accepting a bad deal, and i don't think that we should operate from the perspective that going over the cliff temporarily...
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not all friday nights are created equal. a candidate for the single most ridiculous upside-down paranoid attack on the president of the united states we have yet seen from the right is coming up. plus the one and only lewis black is our guest for the interview, stay with us. >>> it's stupid we live without an ozone lawyer, we have men, rockets, saran wrap, fix it. that's lewis black. he'll be here in the flesh, coming up, tonight. [ male announcer ] fighting pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath? fight both fast with new tums freshers! concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. new tums freshers. ♪ tum...tum...tum...tum... tums! ♪ [ male announcer ] fast relief, fresh breath, all in a pocket sized pack. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the
not all friday nights are created equal. a candidate for the single most ridiculous upside-down paranoid attack on the president of the united states we have yet seen from the right is coming up. plus the one and only lewis black is our guest for the interview, stay with us. >>> it's stupid we live without an ozone lawyer, we have men, rockets, saran wrap, fix it. that's lewis black. he'll be here in the flesh, coming up, tonight. [ male announcer ] fighting pepperoni heartburn and...
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boehner rejected the president's initial request to address congress. senate republicans filibustered the jobs bill and many of the judicial nominees. they have blocked, blocked, blocked, and we find out now it started -- the plan started the night of the inaugural ball. >> here is how i think the strategy may be playing out for them. we talked about this a couple times before. if you don't necessarily have better ideas, rather than convince people to choose you, you reduce the number of people who will be making a choice at all. there's two ways to do it. one isç you structurally reduc it through voter id laws, and if people just feel like gosh, i don't care who is in government, nothing gets done, it's a big fight, i don't believe anybody, then you reduce the number of people willing to pay attention and show up. if they do it both in terms of structure and in terms of strategy, i think the goal is to just shrink the electorate. what the president will need to do is recreate that sense of enthusiasm, the belief that we can do things collectively, an
boehner rejected the president's initial request to address congress. senate republicans filibustered the jobs bill and many of the judicial nominees. they have blocked, blocked, blocked, and we find out now it started -- the plan started the night of the inaugural ball. >> here is how i think the strategy may be playing out for them. we talked about this a couple times before. if you don't necessarily have better ideas, rather than convince people to choose you, you reduce the number of...
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last night mr. romney himself refused to give a position, then the campaign said last night that he was against it, then today they say he's not against it, but he wouldn't repeal it, so maybe that means he's fine with it. everybody clear on that? the president went on today to talk about mr. romney's ideas on contraception, another area where mr. romney's campaign is an inpenetrable mess. he got a big round of applause last night -- sorry, mr. obama got a big round of applause at his speech today for saying that nobody should be able to interfere with a weems access to contraception. again, like the connection between romney and george w. bush, and like the basic question of supporting or not supporting fair pay for women, the most amazing thing is not that the romney campaign's position on this subject is any particular thing, but the fact that it's not any particular thing. the fact that mapping their position on this relatively straightforward subject lacks like a jackson pollack painting. this
last night mr. romney himself refused to give a position, then the campaign said last night that he was against it, then today they say he's not against it, but he wouldn't repeal it, so maybe that means he's fine with it. everybody clear on that? the president went on today to talk about mr. romney's ideas on contraception, another area where mr. romney's campaign is an inpenetrable mess. he got a big round of applause last night -- sorry, mr. obama got a big round of applause at his speech...
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these republicans probably didn't attend the 121212 concert last night. stars like bruce springsteen, bon jovi, and the rolling stones helped raise more than $35 million. now congress needs to do its part. the president is asking for $60 billion in disaster relief. remember, sandy killed at least 100 people. 500,000 people have already applied for temporary housing. but senators jon kyl calls it "an awful big bite to swallow." senators coburn, also johnson from wisconsin, and hoeven from north dakota aren't ready to spend the money either. louisiana congressman steve scalise says he wants to control the spendling and georgia representative jack kingston says congress shouldn't have to pay $2 million to fission fix the roof at the smithsonian museum. maybe those republicans don't want to fix the statue of liberty island either. we'll save money if we just kept it closed, right? crews pumped 270 million gallons of saltwater out of the transit tunnels. but we could have saved money there if we just didn't fix the commuter trains. governors christie, cuomo, a
these republicans probably didn't attend the 121212 concert last night. stars like bruce springsteen, bon jovi, and the rolling stones helped raise more than $35 million. now congress needs to do its part. the president is asking for $60 billion in disaster relief. remember, sandy killed at least 100 people. 500,000 people have already applied for temporary housing. but senators jon kyl calls it "an awful big bite to swallow." senators coburn, also johnson from wisconsin, and hoeven...
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warned congress and the obama administration to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. speaking to the economic club of new york, he talked of the devastating effect on the economy if the combination of automatic tax increases and budget cuts kick in come january 1st. now, bernanke said the uncertainty has been holding back spending and investment. nbc's luke russert joins us live with more on this. so when congress returns, what is the immediate agenda? because as we know, time is running short. >> time is running short, thomas, and that january 1st deadline for the fiscal cliff becomes more alarming as each day goes by. but there have been negotiations behind closed doors sort of opening-level talks if you will that have been going on this week between staffs of the white house and staffs of the capitol hill close to the gop leadership. what the goal is from folks that i have spoken to that is by perhaps mid december, they can reach some sort of agreement in terms of what the overall number would be for a fiscal cliff deal. the idea is that once they get the number, t
warned congress and the obama administration to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. speaking to the economic club of new york, he talked of the devastating effect on the economy if the combination of automatic tax increases and budget cuts kick in come january 1st. now, bernanke said the uncertainty has been holding back spending and investment. nbc's luke russert joins us live with more on this. so when congress returns, what is the immediate agenda? because as we know, time is running short....
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a night in washington that we did not expect. a report live from capitol hill is next. >>> i want to talk about news from competing parallel universes tonight. here's two statements we've got tonight hot off the presses. the first from eric cantor's office. "the house has concluded legislative business for the week. members are advised that the house will return for legislative business after the christmas holiday. when needed." that's from eric cantor. statement from the press secretary to president obama tonight. "the president's main priorities is to ensure that taxes don't go up on 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses in just a few short days. the president will work with congress to get this done, and we are hopeful that we will be able to find a bipartisan solution quickly that protects the middle class and our economy." the president saying, i'm looking forward to working with you guys. eric cantor saying, we're actually gone already. it's a weird night in washington. more live from capitol hill when we come back.
a night in washington that we did not expect. a report live from capitol hill is next. >>> i want to talk about news from competing parallel universes tonight. here's two statements we've got tonight hot off the presses. the first from eric cantor's office. "the house has concluded legislative business for the week. members are advised that the house will return for legislative business after the christmas holiday. when needed." that's from eric cantor. statement from the...
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that would definitely be quite a spectacle, seeing senators on the floor all night long, reading historic documents, a phone book, cookbooks, they say that the minority protection rights in the filibuster are a good thing, and number two, they say there is no point in making them actually use up all that time because they are demonstrating their willingness to filibuster amount. you the so-called cloture votes. but the big difference you saw from the mr. smith is look, in the old days there was a penalty associated with exercising this right. today you have this powerful obstruction, and you don't have much of a check on it. >> all right, ari, thank you for that. and stand by while i bring in the rest of our brain trust. perry bacon is political editor for the grio and msnbc contributor and peter suitorman is the senior editor at reason magazine. thanks, guys for joining me. >> thank you. >> it's the boys club today. to lead the charge for filibuster reform, writing, quote, voters want political leaders who are willing to break the partisan gridlock. they want fewer closed door roadblocks
that would definitely be quite a spectacle, seeing senators on the floor all night long, reading historic documents, a phone book, cookbooks, they say that the minority protection rights in the filibuster are a good thing, and number two, they say there is no point in making them actually use up all that time because they are demonstrating their willingness to filibuster amount. you the so-called cloture votes. but the big difference you saw from the mr. smith is look, in the old days there was...
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oh, oh. >> i took all of them last night with my wife and it was terrific. i'm a little tired thisfq morni, but it's -- it was worth it. >> the review, it's terrific. we thank you very much, congressman theodore ted deutch. today's tweet of the day comes from peggy noon an. memo to romney, suit up and get serious. now that everybody knows you're the nominee, get off the goofball express. >>> and now down to the wire. kardashian attack. princess hoop dreams and a first speed jump. let's go. red carpet scare for kim kardashian. take a look at this photo of the starlet just moments before a woman threw white powder all over her. here's what the red carpet looked like after. fire officials checked out the powder. it is flour. >>> prince charles proves that wheat minute can't jump. visiting a youth center in sweden, not the best form, not the best aim. stick to polo. >>> maybe the prince could have used some help from these guys. high school students in washington state built robots that can gather up you basketballs and then shoot them. the winning teams advance
oh, oh. >> i took all of them last night with my wife and it was terrific. i'm a little tired thisfq morni, but it's -- it was worth it. >> the review, it's terrific. we thank you very much, congressman theodore ted deutch. today's tweet of the day comes from peggy noon an. memo to romney, suit up and get serious. now that everybody knows you're the nominee, get off the goofball express. >>> and now down to the wire. kardashian attack. princess hoop dreams and a first speed...
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>> what happened was a sneak attack in the middle of the night. we know this congress right now has really a bunch of do-nothings, but amazing what deals they can crack in the middle of the night behind closed doors, that is exactly what happened here. a secret deal was cooked up with boehner and reid, with where they inserted and wrote this new language in the law, that attacks our ability to organize. they didn't involve labor sitting at the table, the workers like myself that actually would be working under the railway labor act. they did a secret deal, when it was exposed when swe said look t what you've done think said this is the jobs bill. it's anti-worker. >> yeah, it is anti-worker, there is no doubt. this faa reauthorizization bill has been going on for years and years, and basically it looks like the republicans wore down the democrats to get exactly what they wanted, they got that percentage, they know how hard it will be to organize now. it's unfortunate. veda shook, appreciate your time, thank you for joining us on "the ed show" keep
>> what happened was a sneak attack in the middle of the night. we know this congress right now has really a bunch of do-nothings, but amazing what deals they can crack in the middle of the night behind closed doors, that is exactly what happened here. a secret deal was cooked up with boehner and reid, with where they inserted and wrote this new language in the law, that attacks our ability to organize. they didn't involve labor sitting at the table, the workers like myself that actually...
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a past that is a flash in the rear-view mirror of this congress because this is the congress of today. >> as you know, the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we didn't have the votes to pass it. it's not the outcome that i wanted. that was the will of the house. >> it was the will of the house to do nothing? on thursday night, the members of the elected house of representatives decided it would you describe not their will to take a vote on their own leadership's proposal. it would have exempted the first million dollars of income from a tax increase. there was no chance of being passed into law as the president made clear he would veto it. if the speaker's plan b passed the democrat controlled senate. this was a republican proposal. house democrats would not have supported it. democrats couldn't agree to vote on it. instead, they walked out and went home for the holidays. forget about bipartisanship, this house couldn't achieve partisanship. as the speaker explained it, his fellow republicans wouldn't vote on the proposal because they didn't want to be perceived as
a past that is a flash in the rear-view mirror of this congress because this is the congress of today. >> as you know, the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we didn't have the votes to pass it. it's not the outcome that i wanted. that was the will of the house. >> it was the will of the house to do nothing? on thursday night, the members of the elected house of representatives decided it would you describe not their will to take a vote on their own leadership's...
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one member of congress did lose, sell vester reyes, but in democratic primary. there weren't a lot of upsets, a few congressional runoffs. we'll get into that later in the show. >>> mitt romney didn't have a victory speech last night but he was trumped by trump, romney said, quote, i'm humble to have won enough delegates to become the republican party's 2012 presidential nominee. but it's indicative of the way things have been for romney that the message he clinched 1144 was delivered at a closed fund-raiser and it was by donald trump. >> 1144, you know, what that is? in about an hour or so, that number will be superceded and we will have effectively our nominee. he will be the man. >> when romney arrived in las vegas, he did it in the shadow of the giant trump plane and all day trump doubled down on birther talk on every possible platform that donald trump could find. >> a lot of people are questioning his birth certificate. they're questioning the authenticity of his birth certificate. there are many people that don't agree with that birth certificate. they do
one member of congress did lose, sell vester reyes, but in democratic primary. there weren't a lot of upsets, a few congressional runoffs. we'll get into that later in the show. >>> mitt romney didn't have a victory speech last night but he was trumped by trump, romney said, quote, i'm humble to have won enough delegates to become the republican party's 2012 presidential nominee. but it's indicative of the way things have been for romney that the message he clinched 1144 was delivered...
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and then he said, don't let congress muck it up. he's got a narrative that's powerful. at the same time that mitt romney is running out of a narrative. if you listen to romney's victory speech in nevada the other night, he sounded deeply pessimistic. pessimism doesn't usually work, as you both know in american politics. >> especially when you are running up against the numbers. let's look at the president's approval number here reflected in the latest head-to-head with romney. and also just to be fair with newt. here he is with romney. abc/"washington post" poll, 51/45. six-point spread for the president. pretty strong. newt gingrich, much stronger, nine-point spread. actually 11-point spread there. david corn. let's talk about the guy that's the front-runner now. six points. >> barack obama is making gains against blue collar, noneducated workers which were one of his weakest demographics. michigan, wisconsin, ohio. if you look at recent polls, he's creeping up again, as bob says, going in the right direction. that's where a lot of this pick-up is. i think it's directl
and then he said, don't let congress muck it up. he's got a narrative that's powerful. at the same time that mitt romney is running out of a narrative. if you listen to romney's victory speech in nevada the other night, he sounded deeply pessimistic. pessimism doesn't usually work, as you both know in american politics. >> especially when you are running up against the numbers. let's look at the president's approval number here reflected in the latest head-to-head with romney. and also...
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♪ >>> last night on this show we had an exclusive report on something being held up in congress you sort of can't believe would be held up in congress. i'll admit to be fired up about this on last night's show but i still find it unbelievable. here's an simple idea. an american soldier gets killed in the war. that soldier's payment gets a payment, dependency and indemnity compensation, we're sorry, your husband, father, mother or wife was killed. this is essentially a widow's and orphans payment to you from the u.s. government. you'd think this would be one of the less partisan inflicted things we do as the government. right? the payment that we make to surviving spouses and children. from time to time that payment gets adjusted to reflect increases in the cost of living. right? that makes sense. one of the least controversial things you could possibly imagine the united states government agreeing to. well, a bill to adjust that payment for the cost of living was brought to the senate floor last thursday. it was expected to go ahead, no muss, no fuss. who is going to argue with that? but
♪ >>> last night on this show we had an exclusive report on something being held up in congress you sort of can't believe would be held up in congress. i'll admit to be fired up about this on last night's show but i still find it unbelievable. here's an simple idea. an american soldier gets killed in the war. that soldier's payment gets a payment, dependency and indemnity compensation, we're sorry, your husband, father, mother or wife was killed. this is essentially a widow's and...
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breaking into the waltons on a saturday night. but you -- the sea of galilee thing, this is not good for the republican brand, is it? >> it's not. people calling it the gop gone wild and it's time when people don't trust congress, people don't like congress, and here we have 20 lawmakers and aides showing terrible judgment in one of the most sensitive parts of the country. the leaders who were on the trip, the number two house republican eric cantor and number three house republican kevin mccarthy stepped away from this dinner, but underscoring the problem with it are the lame excuses that some of the members gave to our reporters john breshhan and jake sherman who called everyone who was on the trip that they possibly could. some said, this will probably make the sea of galilee gazette, some said they went in because of the religious significance. >> amen. >> of the waters. this goes with the -- >> after they had communion by drinking a lot of wine. >> right. little bigger cups than we have at redeemer arlington. some said they w
breaking into the waltons on a saturday night. but you -- the sea of galilee thing, this is not good for the republican brand, is it? >> it's not. people calling it the gop gone wild and it's time when people don't trust congress, people don't like congress, and here we have 20 lawmakers and aides showing terrible judgment in one of the most sensitive parts of the country. the leaders who were on the trip, the number two house republican eric cantor and number three house republican kevin...
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to talk about life in congress. nick is going to share why she thinks joe is an savan t and we'll discuss morning shows. back to you. >>> in the next 17 days we're going to elect a president. we're going to have to start healing the divides that opened during our election. we can learn something from our foot soldier, and that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online tod
to talk about life in congress. nick is going to share why she thinks joe is an savan t and we'll discuss morning shows. back to you. >>> in the next 17 days we're going to elect a president. we're going to have to start healing the divides that opened during our election. we can learn something from our foot soldier, and that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at...
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today campaign surrogates gave a preview of what tuesday night might look like. >> where is the obama plan? he said four years. he can't get a budget passed. >> because why? you have a congress that has signed pledges not to cooperate. >> peter alexander is joining me on the phone with a good sunday to you. >> alex, you heard jennifer granholm and bob mcdonald. it's doubtful we will hear that bickering on the stage this tuesday. both the president and mitt romney will be speaking in front of voters. what's unique about this debate is they effectively have to go in front of voters and ask them for their votes. so it's going to be more challenging environment where you can't really attack one another as simply. that said t romney folks do anticipate the president in the words will come out swinging. he is playing the role of president obama, the sparring partner in the practice debates ahead of the first debate and more recently in front ofday's debate. they were both together having a good time. yesterday we made a stop at rob partman's family owned hotel in lebanon, ohio. these two ha
today campaign surrogates gave a preview of what tuesday night might look like. >> where is the obama plan? he said four years. he can't get a budget passed. >> because why? you have a congress that has signed pledges not to cooperate. >> peter alexander is joining me on the phone with a good sunday to you. >> alex, you heard jennifer granholm and bob mcdonald. it's doubtful we will hear that bickering on the stage this tuesday. both the president and mitt romney will be...
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>> mitt romney says during his speech thursday night, we won't be talking about my life. we'll be talking about policy. president obama says that congressional republly can party policy will become mitt romney policy. >> i don't think that if congress presented him with some of the items that are in the republican platform at this convention that would, for example, roll back. >> joining me now, in tampa, nbc news tom brokaw and, tom, we of course go to you for history on night ts like this. two questions. the last time a presidential candidate quoted popeye? and then secondly, when is the last time a presidential candidate has been struggling so much with the likability factor in polls? >> it's been a while since we've had anybody struggle as mup as he has with the likability factor. in part, he had to become something that he wasn't naturally as a political candidate during the primaries. people emerge from that process uncertain about just who mitt romney is. thursday night, he has to do a couple of things. he has to make sure that members of the tea party remain comfo
>> mitt romney says during his speech thursday night, we won't be talking about my life. we'll be talking about policy. president obama says that congressional republly can party policy will become mitt romney policy. >> i don't think that if congress presented him with some of the items that are in the republican platform at this convention that would, for example, roll back. >> joining me now, in tampa, nbc news tom brokaw and, tom, we of course go to you for history on...
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. >>> okay i know i am at risk of sounding like i'm part of that saturday night live skit that spoofed the speech. but the american presidency is weak, it makes the office look -- allows him with the consent of congress to appoint cabinet members and other executive officials. he can conduct foreign affairs, but even then, his appointments must be approved by the house of representatives. these roles are modest compared to other governments and compared to the extensive powers given to the branch of the u.s. government. but while the office is constitutionally weak, american presidents have often had enormous power. this comes through each of the offices of the individual presidents to persuade, to wield influence, and at times that power has seemed almost boundless. presidential scholar has more on the presidential strength, underlying our notion of what makes a good president. for many citizens, the president is the ideal of america, and many value strength above all else. which is why of course so many were agast about president obama's performance on wednesday night. they were left
. >>> okay i know i am at risk of sounding like i'm part of that saturday night live skit that spoofed the speech. but the american presidency is weak, it makes the office look -- allows him with the consent of congress to appoint cabinet members and other executive officials. he can conduct foreign affairs, but even then, his appointments must be approved by the house of representatives. these roles are modest compared to other governments and compared to the extensive powers given to...